''Dust Off the Wings'' is a 1997 Australian

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

about a young man struggling to come to terms with his impending marriage.

Production

The film was partly inspired by Lee Rogers' marriage to

Kate Ceberano Catherine Yvette Ceberano ( or , born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer and actress who performs in the soul, jazz, and pop genres, as well as in film and musicals such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar''. Her song " Pash" received a gold ...

in 1995. The film was shot on digi Betacam in 17 days over several weekends in April and May 1996 at

Bondi Beach Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Easter ...

. Two-thirds of the film was scripted the rest was improvised.Andrew L Urban, "DUST OFF THE WINGS", ''Urban Cinefile''
Retrieved 12 November 2012

Release

Rogers announced plans to make two sequels, ''Speck of Dust'' (to do with pregnancy) and ''Dust to Dust'' (to do with death). However, as of 2021 neither had been made.

References

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"Dust Off the Wings" at ''Urban Cinefile''Dust Off the Wings
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